For the last five hours I tried everything as outlined below
Precisely followed each instruction as follows:
- Installed the CoreAudio2 ASIO Patch for Mavericks.
- Updated the eLicenser to current version
- Re-Installed the MR Tools 1.7.6. which was made available on Dec 12th 2013 by SB
- Verified and Repaired Disc Permissions
- Shut down completely
- Turned on MR816X
- Turned on MacPro
- “Device failed to initialised”
I tried the same sequence with un-installing the MR-Extensions as well.
Same thing “Device failed to initialised”
I tried to open the SB FW driver from its folder (in applications) as suggested by another user.
NO WAY OUT.
The same message “Device failed to initialised”!!!
I tried this sequence with different combinations with both ports on the back of the MR and MAC mini
- FW port 1 of Mr with FW800 port on MAC (using FW400-FW800 cable)
- FW port 2 of MR with FW800 port on MAC (using FW40-FW800 cable)
- FW port 1 of MR with TB port on MAC (using FW40-FW800 cable via TB-FW MAC adapter)
- FW port 2 of MR with TB port on MAC (using FW40-FW800 cable via TB-FW MAC adapter)
it did not work.
Everything else works.
Roland UA-55 Quad Capture, Apogee Mini Me, ART Dual Pre USB, Allen & Heath ZED10Fx 60 USB work fine.
But MR816 fails!
I tried all of these sequences on my Mac Book Pro as well (2.5 Ghz Intel Core i5 - 16GB Ram 500GB SATA Mac OSX 10.9.1)
Same thing. NO device. An additional message when tried to open the Yamaha FWDrive from its folder - “The application could not be opened”)
This is the end of my journey with Steinberg Yamaha MR816CSX.
I do not find it ethical to speak anything bad about this device or its supporters BUT this should not had happened!
I plan on reporting this directly to Yamaha in Japan. I am sure I will be able to get better response from them.